'Is this AI?' - PGMOL expert hits out at KMI Panel's conclusion on Chelsea-Newcastle incident

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I don’t see any avenue that allows VAR not to do its job. It’s just farcical to say that VAR isn’t to blame.

“That’s what VAR is there for! What’s VAR for then?

Did the communication break down?” Keith Hackett blames communication for Premier League VAR blundersThe panel also concluded that Arsenal should have been awarded a penalty against Everton after Michael Keane pushed Kai Havertz over in the area, but also that VAR didn’t make an error.Speaking exclusively to Football Insider, Hackett said: “I’m questioning the relationship between referee and VAR. “If they’re saying it’s a wrong decision, and it’s clear and obvious, then they should be questioning ‘Where is VAR?’ Then I go back to what the relationship is between referee and VAR.”Supporters are only getting more and more frustrated by VAR decisions this season, with the majority wanting the technology to be scrapped in the Premier League.